We write to advise you on an issue currently before the Federal Circuit in a case of first impression, namely whether a later-filed, earlier-expiring patent can be used as a reference for obvious-type double patenting (OTDP)...more
On January 22, the Supreme Court issued a rare 9–0 affirmance of the Federal Circuit in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (585 U.S. ___ (2018). The issue on appeal was whether the sale of an invention...more
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I. Introduction -
Stereochemistry relates to the spatial organization of atoms in a molecule. Often molecules having the same chemical makeup can exist in different spatial arrangements. These related molecules are...more